Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porth Ceriad today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Porth Ceriad at 3AM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Porth Ceriad. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | W 12 | W 12 | E 3 | W 12 | SW 12 | W 12 | SW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 40 | 63 | 88 | 96 | 67 | 77 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:20PM3.91m | 8:37AM3.75m | 8:52PM4.21m | 9:08AM3.98m | 9:23PM4.45m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:01PM0.77m | 3:27AM0.54m | 3:34PM0.55m | 4:01AM0.34m | 4:07PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | — | — |
6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 63 | 88 | 96 | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 12 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | W 12 | SW 12 | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 6 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | W 12 | W 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 2 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 4 | NW 3 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
— | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 15 | 40 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 67 | 77 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 350 | 319 | 312 | 312 | 312 | 312 | 303 | 296 | 296 | 189 | 191 | 189 | 189 | 200 | 3 | 3 | 318 | 272 | 117 |
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